Published
Thu, Apr 22, 2021, 18:09
- Out in August, the LP will eventually be transformed into a sound and video installation.
Joakim has crafted a new LP using field recordings of jungle animals, earthquake frequencies and various other natural sounds.
Second Nature, a 16-track album, arrives on August 27th via the French producer's own Tigersushi label. The album samples a range of critters that include the Mexican howler monkey, whales, goats, grasshoppers, snakes and a grizzly bear. Sounds of the Kenyan savannah, electro-magnetic storms, glaciers and meteors are also incorporated. Rather than showcase these samples in their original form, Joakim chose to manipulate and process them.
"This new album is about giving back a voice to Nature, to re-establish a continuity between the human and nature, beyond the classic Western opposition of nature vs culture, it's about re-enchanting our world," Joakim explained in a statement. He aims to "re-establish a dialogue, question our way of thinking and listening and blur the lines between the natural and the artificial."
Second Nature, which will later be transformed into a sound and video installation, also features jazz musicians such as Angel Bat Dawid and Isaiah Collier in addition to Taiwanese artist Yutie Lee.
Watch a video for "Indri Eyes."
Tracklist
01. Indri Eyes
02. Bowerbird & Parsley
03. Philomela's Revenge
04. Make It Slow
05. Hippo Dance
06. Formosan Rock feat. Yutie Lee
07. Sferics & Whistlers
08. Owling Gorilla
09. Elephant Laser Hopper
10. Leviathan Chant
11. The Immortal Toad
12. The Griffin Gaze
13. Blood Garden
14. Gibbon Trance
15. Kepler-39
16. Waves Ahead feat. Angel Bat Dawid
Tigersushi will release Second Nature on August 27th, 2021.
Photo credit: Polina Moroz
